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The remuneration of each member of the management board, as well as the remuneration policy, shall be featured in the company's corporate governance report.

The amendment of the Austrian Law on the Ultimate Beneficial Owners Register (Wirtschaftliche Eigentümer Registergesetz) ...

The only constant in life is change, the Greek philosopher Heraclitus said. Still, change can stir up comfort zones and make progress feel uncomfortable.

The formal requirements under Austrian law for the execution of all kinds of contracts and ancillary transaction documents are notoriously strict.

Meine Geschäftspartnerin und ich sind dabei, eine GmbH zu gründen und ich mache mir Gedanken, wie wir die Gesellschafterverhältnisse in Zukunft strukturieren könnten.

December 2025 – For years, proxy advisors Institutional Shareholder Services ("ISS") and Glass Lewis & Co. ("Glass Lewis") have shaped voting behaviour at annual general meetings...

The focus was firmly on practice. The discussions moved from the Business Judgement Rule and important Austrian Supreme Court decisions, including the “Fake CEO” decision, to the fraud triangle, whistleblowing and the role of a robust compliance organisation in protecting both companies and their decision-makers.

On Friday, 22 March 2013, a draft new law (Gesellschaftsrechts-Änderungsgesetz 2013 – GesRÄG 2013) was revealed by Minister of Justice Beatrix Karl and Minister of Economy Reinhold Mitterlehner.

The Austrian Parliament has passed important changes to the Austrian Limited Liability Corporation Act on June 12, 2013.

With reference to our KNOETZL alert of January 19, 2017, we are again reminded that, whenever violations of criminal laws and internal compliance regulations by executives and directors of the company come to light ...

Egal ob nachhaltige Energieerzeugung, Immobilien, Finanzen oder Konsumgüter – Nachhaltigkeitsrecht ist als eigenständiges Rechtsgebiet angekommen.

Over the last years and especially during the high peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the risk of being subject to harmful and systematic cyberattacks has massively increased.

Pursuant to Sec 225c of the Austrian Stock Corporation Act (AktG), shareholders may file an application for a review of the share exchange ratio determined or the cash compensation, if any, paid in the course of a merger if either of these were not adequate.

As a result of the Deregulation Act of 2017, changes were introduced in various federal laws to relieve companies and increase administrative efficiency. One result of this "deregulation" is a new and easier way...

Ich habe vor einiger Zeit ein Tech-Start-up gegründet und starte gerade meine nächste Finanzierungsrunde.

In a series of landmark cases, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has shaped European company law by exploring the scope of the freedom of establishment with regard to companies.